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FINAL

NOTICE Is hereby given to all persons inter-
IN estcd in the estate OF Richard NJ Morrison,
deceased, that the undersigned, administiatrix,
will apply to make q final settlement Of
said estate at the February term, 1887. of the
PROBATE court OF Lafayette county, Missouri,
to be begun and held at the probate court
room, In the city of Lexington, on the second
Monday in February, 1857
NJ. r.. MORRISON,
janst5 AdministrstrIx
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Weber, Of the signal service,
1 the darkness was due to
og and clOudiness. The moist
he smoke ne it came from the
;, and, there being but little
soon settled to the earth. Tho
icing colder than the air, the
was turned to fog or light
in addition to these causes,
g hung unusually low.
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ADMINISTRATIVE, NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICE.
TIERS of administrator on the estate OF
L. Joseph IF. Files, deceased, were oranf-
ed to the undersigned on the 18th day OF jan
nary, 1887, by the Probate court OF Lafavetfe
county, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me for allowances
within one year after the date OF this notice mr.
they may be precluded from any benefit OF ssid
estate and If such claims be not exhibited wifi.
In two years they will be forever barred,
JUMIMA FILES.
Janloto ADMINISTRATIVE
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FINAL
FiNYE
ALsEETIEMENT

NOTlCE is nereDy given 60 all persons inter-
~ csted in the estate of Conrad stuenke l,
d. Ceased, that the Undersigned, executor.
Will apply to make u final settlement OF said
estate at the February term, 1887, of the probate
court of lafayette county, Missouri. to be begun
and held at the Probate court room, IN the city
OF Lexington. on the second Monday in
February, 1857. LOUIS STUENKEL,
ianS,5 Eyacutor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18
Novel Industry.
From the Los angeles Tribune.

from me Los angeles IffOUlle,
While strolling through the South Main
Street Market one afternoon Tribune
reporter was accosted by the keeper of
stand with the remark: look here!
Beauties, amt they" Holding up to view
a raisin box, he raped ON the wire screen
covering the top. and Immediately was
heard the we'll known whirring noise made
by the California rGttlesnakes. Coiled up
in the box was mass of snakes from to
feet long, nearly filing the box, wriggling
and giding into apparently inextricable
knots and constantly in motion. This was
explained to the reporter as a new industry
which some boys have started living
in the Santa Monica mountains.
The ''rattlers' are caught by means of
a slip-noose of cord and dumped into tin
box, and when the sport fails the tin box is
covered and brought into town. The mar
ket man said that there Is fair commercial
demand for "rattlers" from the Chinese,
who use them as medicine, and they readily
command from soc. to 81 each. The Chi
nese are said to handle them with impunity,
and a purchaser yesterday thrust his hand
into the box and drew a large rattlesnake
out, which he graSped by the back OF the
head with one hand and pulled open the
snakes mouth with the other hand and ex-
amined his teeth with all the shrewdneSs OF
a horse jockey in horse race. The market
in snakes will not probably be overstocked
if the beauties" are all as dangerous look
ing, and particularly if the trade has to be
encouraged by the newspaper man turning
snake hunter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18
PERSIAN SEERS.
Astrologers and Their Influence IN Inc
Domains of the Shah.
From the Popular. science Monthly.

N~AN~~
Domains of the Shan.
From the Poz,alay science Monthly
The monaiem, or astrologer, is power IN
Persia. He is recognized as man Oh
science, a member of learned profession
The chief asUrologer is high court oihcer'
from whose ruling there Is no appeal, LOT
his decisions are based upon knowledge that
| is communicated directly from the Stars
Thus, if he DEGREES that the asylum OF the
universe must not start on a hunting eXpe-
dition on Thursday, but that half an hour
after midnight on Saturday will DO the
fortunate hour, he is able to give lrretraga-
BILE reasons for his conclusions by showing
that Saturn is in the ascendant in one case,
while on Saturday night at the precise time
mentioned, there will be happy conJunc-
ton of Venus.
If another astrologer is consulted ne VIII
give the same story. Every hour IN the DAY,
and every day in the year, is thus worked
out as fortunate, Indifferent or unlucKy III
the astrologer's book of fate.
Besides these calendars they have as their
stock in trade plumb-line, level, a celes-
tial sphere, and an astrolabe. Inc astro-
labeS are in the form of a gigantic Watch'
and are often beautifully made. Every
large town contains at least two astrologers,
and they are very far from being poor A
Persian may find an astrologer very useful,
especially if he be an officer and desires 10
avoid some responsibility. Thus, suppose
provincial Governor is ordered to the cap
ital, and that he does not want to go, what
more powerful reason for delay in starting
than to reply that he is waiting for fortu-
nate hour, and what easier than to induce
the astrologer to fail to find ones In the
meantime the officer has time to administer
the necessary brides at court, and the storm
blows over.
Istikhara, tossing up or the drawing OF
the lot, is done with rosary. A bead Is
grasped at haphazard, good. "bad, IN
different" is CALCULATED at each bead till Inc
big terminal one is reached, and that decides
the question. Answers are given III CONVEX
sation, Bargains are made or refused and Sc
rious acts are undertaken under the guidance
of the formula. Another way is to thrust
knife into the leaves of the Koran or one OF
the poetical books and be guided by what is
found at the place. The OWNERS are real
quacks, and gain their success by working
on'the fears of the people. The guilty party
in scandal or criminal inquiry In his ner-
vousness is provoked to do some act that
brings about his detection.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18
A WOMAN'S CHILD.
To save a Mother from Shame it is
Turned ever to the Worlds Charity.

10 ~dN0 A1OLDSF ~ ID
Turned ever to the Worlds Charity.
From the atlanta (Ga) Journal.
To-day about noon lady called on Chief
Connolly at police headquarters She was
accompanied by negro woman, who bore
in her arms beautiful little baby-a girl,
about months old.
The lady gave her name as Mrs. l.. A.
Copes, and stated that she wanted to speak
to the Chief on important and private bust
ness. She was conducted to the Chiefs
private office, and there she made known
the object of the visit.
THAT child" she said pointing to the in
FAINT in the nurses arms, Twas brought to
me three months ago About that time a
well-known and respectable gentleman (giv-
ing name) sent for my husband, who was
working with Mr. p H. Shook. Mr.. Copes
called at the gentleman's office and was
asked If he wanted to adopt little baby
girl.
This same gentleman had given us a baby
about two years ago, and failed to pay its
board and it died and we had to pay the
funeral expenses, SO Mr.. Copes was not
anxious to take the child. was sent for,
and upon the gentleman promising to give
me 500 promised to take the baby. A few
days later carriage drove up to the door.
| live near the Ballwood church. and a
gentleman and lady got out and came
into the house. The lady WAS elegantly
dressed and in her arms she held the baby
took the child and reckon my
face showed l wanted the 800, for
the lady took out her pocketbook,
looked at the gentleman and he looked
out the window. IN pay you some other
day. she said, and she arose and left the
house accompanied by her escort. That's
the last time saw her. and l don't know
who she is waited for the money and
finally called at the gentleman's office.
called again and met with nothing but
promises until last Friday when was paid
so. l called again yesterday and was re-
ferred to the gentleman's partner, who
treated me so rUdely that l was forced to
leave. Now, | want to know what am to
do with the baby. l don't know who its
parents are and | am not able to support
1t.
When the lady had finished her narrative
Chief Connolly left his office, and, after adj
vising with the Mayor, decided to call on
the gentleman referred to by his visitor, who
had given his name.
He failed to see him, however, as he was
out of his Office, but will consult with him
this afternoon.
Chief Connolly will thoroughly investi-
gate the matter, and, if possible find out
who is responsible for the maintenance of
the child
The Journal is in possession Of the fol-
lowing information: That the gentleman
named by the lady is not the father OF the
child. His connection with the case is only
this He thought to shield an unfortunate
girl from disgrace. Under the circum-
stances the gentleman's name will be with
held until he can make such explanation as
will set him right
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18

cotton men say rarely comes in
November Cotton has been rushed to mar
ket from the field, the gin house, the plan
tation and the store. Warehouses have
been showered with adyices to sell. buyers
and shippers have taken heavily, and until
this enormous lot of cotton can be moved, of
course there will be glut for few days.
Inquiry Of the buyers and congresses show
that cotton is being prepared, branded and
shipped very rapidly. Large forces are at
work, both presses have loaded sixty or
seventy carloads a week, and the crop is
going forward with rush. This cotton,
they say, cannot be moved in day.
Marietta Journal. There are no new de-
velopments in the failure of A. A. Fletcher
& Co, save that the National Bank of At
lanta has filed a creditors bill asking that a
receiver be appointed. As all the property
has been mortgaged to preferred creditors,
it will be a difficult matter 10 determine the
result. Messrs Fletcher q Co. have received
a telegram from Messrs Reid d Co., of New
York, of whom they had bought guano, in
quiring into the failure, and upon being mo-
titled that their claim was a total loss, they
telegraphed back sympathy, recalled the
discounted notes, and offered to help them
if desired A firm, whom Fletcher d Co.
were under contract to deliver cotton at
certain price, on being notified that they
were unable to fill the contract, telegraphed
to know if Messrs. Fletcher a. Co. would
not as agents buy cotton for them, as they
were under contract TO deliver several hun
dred bales, that they were dependent upon
Messrs Fletcher & Co. to ship them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18
A Realistic Adventure.
Ero1n 81. Nicholns.

As the dusk was setting IN on a beautiful
autumnal day about thirty-seven years ago,
a man and boy were driving cow along
a country road in Ohio. They had come a
long distance and were weary; but though
the boy limped, the conversation did not
flag as they trudged along.
They were evidently not farmers; both
had the appearance of living city life but
had they been observed, the things they
were saying, and not their looks, would
have attracted attention; for they were
talking of Cervantes and Shakespeare
The cow needed much urging, and it was
late at night when they reached some white
limbed sycamores beside the tail-race of a
grist-mill on the Little Miami river, on the
other side of which was the small log cabin
in which they lived. A question then arose
as to how they should get the cow across.
They did not know the depth of the water,
but they knew it to be cold and they did not
care to swim it, The elder wanted the boy
to run up under the sycamores to the saw
mill, cross the head-race there and come
come back to receive the COW on the other
side of the tail-race. But with all his lite
nature the boy was young enough to be SUI
perstitious and afraid of the dark; and,
though the elder urged him to go, he would
not force him. They could see the lights in
the cabin twinkling cheerfully and they
shouted to those within, but no one heard
UueUl. lHey tulletl III vain, anu
were answered only by the cold rush of the
tail-race, the rustic of sycamore leaves and
the homesick lowing Of the COW.
They then determined to drive her across
| from the shore and then to run up to the
saw-mill and down the other bank, so as to
catch her as she reached it, When they came
there she was not to be found, however; she
had instantly turned again and during the
night she made her way back to the town
| from which thew had lpOuUlt her
The log cabin was a small one, with a
corntield of so acres behind it. and it was
nearly a quarter of a century old The boy
who entered it after this adventure was Will
liam Dean Howells, and the man was his
father, who had recently brought his family
to Dayton TO take charge Of the saw-mill
! and grist-mill on the river. The incident
illustrates the simplicity of the early life of
one who has since become the foremost
| American novelist.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18
FLORIDA,

! The last consignment of machinery for
the new canning factory at Apalachicola
arrived few days since and has been placed
in position. The factory will be running in
a few days.
TheApalachicola Times says there is money
in steamer line from Apalachicola to st.
Marks. Any one who will take the trouble
to investigate will easily be convinced Of its
practicability.
The Townsville, Tallahassee and Gulf
Railroad Company has purchased a Brush
arc and incandescent electric light plant for
use in their extensive saw mills, yards and
wharfs and the streets of Carabelle.
A colored man came very near losing his
life at Sanford on Tuesday while standing
on the crossing OF the South Florida rail
road on First street. He was knocked down
by shifting engine, but luckily the loco
motive was stopped with the rear wheels of
the tender almost resting on the mans legs
United States Deputy Marshal Griffin
went to Bluff Springs Wednesday to arrest
V d. Williams, the ex-Postmaster Of that
place, on a warrant charging Williams with
having suppressed and secreted mail matter.
Williams is the man who succeeded in keep
ing himself in while he kept the rightful in
cumbent out of office for nearly three
years.
At DeFunak Springs there were nearly
100 competing entries when the w est
Florida Fair books were closed Tuesday
night. Many Northern and Western people
are in the town and the display of products is
a source of surprise to these visitors. There
are samples of corn and sorghum cane equal
TO any produced in the Northwest. The
display of fruit is exceptionally fine. The
same may be said of the ladies' handiwork.
Bombay, Holmes county, makes the best
showing of farm products, Thoroughbred
sheep and cattle, Angora goats, Poland
China hogs and fancy fowls compose the
stock show
Santos is a little village seven miles south
of Ocala, on the Florida Railway and Navi-
CATION Company'S line 1t has a good saw
and grist mill, two stores and two schools.
When the war closed two families-Cole, of
Mississippi, and Mathews, of Alabama
seeded to Brazil, South America, to re-
construct their fortunes. This they did in
the course Of a seventeen years residence.
But these reconstructed fortunes could not
satisfy the loss of their native homes, and
hence five years ago they returned and
settled on a superior elevated tract of ham,
mock one and half miles west Of the
village which they named Santos, after the
one left in Brazil. As the late Consul has
returned from Brazil, DR. u. Mathews is
applying for the place He is courteous in
his manners, is OF sterling integrity, familiar
with the language ana customs of that
province. From the doctor and sons, Judge
W. Perkins, of Beloview, purchased two
years ago their finest farm, out of the three
Three miles further back there are nice
farms and settlers with hourishing orange
groves, and which will be reached in time
by branch track Of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company's road.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18
Compagnie Generate TransatIantique
---French Line to Have.

ID ETWEEN New York and Havre, from pier
I'D No. AZ, n. r., foot of Morton street Trav-
elers by this line avoid both transit by English
railway and the discomfort of crossing the
Channel in a small boat. Special train leaving
the Company's dock at Havre direct for Paris
on arrival of steamers. Baggage checked at
New York through TO Paris.
LA BOURGOGNE, FRANGEUL, SATURDAY,
November 10. A. NJ
LA CHAMPAGNE, TRAUB, SATURDAY
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LA GASCOGNE, S4NTELLT, SATURDAY, De-
cember }, Z \. NJ.
PRICE OF PASSAGE (includlng wine}:
TO HAVRE--F'irst Cabin, Winter rate 3l00and
$50; Second Cabin, $50; Steerage from New York
TO Havre, $ej; Storage from New York to Paris
SIS 30; including wine, bedding and utensils
LOUIS DE BEBIAN, Agent Bowling Green
foot of Broadway, New York
Or J. G. SHAW Esq, 20 Bull street, MEssRs
WILDER q CO.. l25 Bay street, Savannah
Agents
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18
DEATH OF A WILD MAN.
When Taken from the Woods ano
Placed in a House He Dies.

When Taken from the Woods and
Placed in House He Dies.
BEAUMONT, Tex, Nov. 12.-For over
twenty years a wild man by the name of
Richardson, with his family, consisting of
his wife, with an occasional child added,
have inhabited the woodland thickets of
Jasper and Harden counties, hiding hither
and thither as occasion might require, sub
sisting on the native products of the forest,
such as acorns, roots, etc, and when oppor
tunity offered the decaying flesh of dead
wild animals. In their wooded retreat,
hedged in by an almost impenetrable thicket,
this strange family lived untrammeled by
the rules of civilized society. This life they
led until about three months ago, when, I'M
willingly wandering within three miles of
Beaumont, the family apparently almost
overcome with sickness and hunger, and
unable to wander farther, were captured
by passers-by and brought here
The church appointed a committee, who
rented house for them and undertook to
furnish them with all the substantials of life,
but the gray heads shook at the action of the
committee. That man will die, they said,
if you put him in house where he is pro-
tected from the elements; treatment of this
kind will kill them all all they need is plen-
ty of rain and sunshine cold and heat, a
hollow log or grassy meadow to sleep in.
But the fated hand of civilization was kindly
placed on them. In comfortable house the
tender hands of the first ladies of the land
nursed them; preachers prayed for
them; they were furnished medicine
by the skilled hand of an allopathic
physician, fed on the best the market af-
forded, but, notwithstanding all the kind
treatment, the prediction of the gray heads
became true. and the wild spirit of the
man, the child of nature and an inhabitant
of natures wild forests, winged its way to
the happy hunting grounds of eternal rest.
The survivors will now witness the strange
sight of seeing the father and husband laid
to his eternal rest in the bosom Of mother
EARTH in a coffin made by skilled workmen
of some great city and paid for out of the
Golfers of jefferson county, while they look
on and wonder like some creature at the
strange proceedings. The survivors of this
strange family will now, no doubt, betake
themselves to their former retreat, as the
toll and worry, and work especially, is ex-
ceedingly distastefIIl to them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18
Journalism in the Metropolis.
From the Ne'o York Euea m Post.

FROM Wc -Nec orr Etel.lT BOSi.
We advise fathers of families to look care
fully after their household reading during
the next ten days, because, unless we are
agreeably mistaken, the scandal and crime
tanks OF our morning contemporaries must
by this time be fun. During the past fort
night they have been giving their attention
almost exclusively to politics, and, of
course, in that period the real news must
have accumulated immensely. Many
plumbers wife must in that interval have
elopei with his "helper," many butcher
boy run off with the 10 year-old daughter"
of an oyster-opener, many bartender at
tempted suicide i'll a brothel, and many
hacknan tried to kill his paramour with
cart-ring. In fact, the variety of the filth
and Stiffness which can be turned on is
and Judas" and "Flopover," and the
"Bilk" get through with the election, they
will make things lively in quiet homes with
their little pictures Of life and manners.